South Pacific tickets go on sale by mail at GCCC
Garden City Community College announces mail orders for South Pacific tickets at 8 dollars. With 150+ orders already, box office begins processing Oct. 5 by oldest postmark. Include payment, three time preferences, daytime phone, return envelope, and mail to South Pacific Box Office 801 Campus Drive.
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Garden City Community College
South Pacific
Steve Quakenbush
GCCC
Pauline Joyce
Early childhood conference set for Garden City College
Kids of the Great Southwest host a one day conference on October 3 at Garden City Community College focusing on early childhood education. Registration runs through September 27 with fees 80 for six credit hours or 30 for no credit. Morning session only option priced at 25 includes lunch.
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Garden City Community College
Kansas
Golden Corral to donate to local firefighters event
Golden Corral at 1727 E Kansas Plaza Garden City will donate 50 percent of proceeds from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday to local fire departments and the IAFF Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Colorado Springs. Proceeds fund training and education for local firefighters. The restaurant will also host a Veteran's Day Military Appreciation Night on November 11 offering free meals to current and retired military.
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Garden City
Golden Corral
E. Kansas Plaza
International Association of Firefighters
Colorado Springs
Colo
Kenny Geib
KARSP Luncheon Planned Friday at Wheat Lands
The Sunflower Unit of the Kansas Association of Retired School Personnel schedules a noon luncheon Friday at Wheat Lands Convention Center with Rep. Ward Loyd presenting current information on the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. The revised 2002-03 KARSP Yearbook and proposed bylaw changes will be available, and reservations should be made by calling 275-5566 by Thursday noon.
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Sunflower
Kansas Association of
Wheat Lands Convention Center
Ward Loyd
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KARSP
Candidate Forum at Finney County Library Wednesday
The Center for Independent Living sponsors a candidate forum at the Finney County Public Library at 1 p m in Syracuse. Kansas House candidate Jim Feaster Democrat from Syracuse will attend to face Republican opponent Gary Hayzlett from Lakin in a Q A session.
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Center For Independent Living
Finney County Public Library
Walnut St
Kansas House
Jim Feaster
Syracuse
Feaster
Kansas
Gary Hayzlett
R. Lakin
Grant funds nursing stipends aid local students
Pioneer Health Network in Garden City received a 35040 grant from the Sunflower Foundation to establish a two year stipend program for nursing students. about 20 students will get 600 monthly for nine months, with work-back requirements at sponsoring hospitals. The effort targets Southwest Kansas and includes cost-sharing from hospitals and donations.
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Pioneer Health Network
Pioneer
Kansas
Sunflower Foundation
Jason Friesen
Friesen
Finney
Greeley
Wichita
Scott, Lane
Hamilton
Kearny
Stanton
Grant
Haskell
Stevens
Dents
Garden City
Dodge City
Colby
Seward County
Evelyn Bowman
Nursing Education
Allied Health
GCCC
Bowman
Larry Tobias
Sunflower
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Jury selection continues in Robinson case in Kansas City area
In Johnson County court, Judge John Anderson III oversees juror vetting for John E. Robinson Sr charged with three killings. About 600 more potential jurors await questioning as the four to six week trial looms, with death penalty possible if convicted in Missouri and Linn County cases.
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Anderson
Robinson
Suzette Trouten
Izabela Lewicka
Linn County
Kansas City
Lisa Stasi
Missouri
Sheila Faith
Debbie
Beverly Bonner
Raymore
Finney County adopts automated time and pay system
Finney County Commissioners approved about 65,000 for seven time clocks and an automated time and attendance system to track employee hours, sick leave, and vacations. The move aims to save two to three days of data entry time per pay period. Also approved an 8,980 bid from Midwest Striping for center line and passing lane striping on 64 miles of county roads. Louis Mendoza will retire as maintenance supervisor at year end after interviews in closed sessions.
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Finney County
Commission
Midwest Striping
Grand Island
Neb
Louis Mendoza
Mendoza
National Guard unit switches to air refueling mission at McConnell
At McConnell Air Force Base the Kansas 184th Air Refueling Wing officially adopts a new name and mission trading B-1 bombers for 10 KC-135R tankers. U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, Sen. Pat Roberts and other dignitaries lauded the transition as critical to the war on terrorism. The move aligns the 184th with the Air Force and Reserves to form the world’s largest tanker base.
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Mcconnell Air Force Base
Kansas Air National Guard
184Th Air Refueling Wing
U.S
Todd Tiahrt
Tiahrt
Pat Roberts
Roberts and Tiahrt
184Th
Kansas
Pentagon
Dyess Air Force Base
Texas
Ellsworth Air Force Base
South Dakota
Air National Guard
Georgia
Idaho
Air Force
22Nd
America
Roberts
Judge finds Witt not guilty by mental illness in mother's death
Russell County District Court found Anthony H. Witt III not guilty of intentional second degree murder for bludgeoning his mother Rosanna Witt with a baseball bat on November 5, 2001. Judge Barry Bennington committed Witt to Larned State Security Hospital and ordered a 120 day return to court for updated hospital reports.
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Russell County District Court
Bennington
Witt
Rosanna Witt
Larned State Hospital
Russell County
Daniel Krug
Paul Oller
WaKeeney
Krug
Russell
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184Th Wing
Greg Gardner
Brad Nading
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